Eligibility: Open to those writers who have received no payment for published manuscripts in the category they are entering (payment includes free copies of journals in which their work has appeared). Previous first and second place winners are ineligible to enter categories in which they have won. They may, however, enter other categories. Sinclair faculty, staff and spouses are ineligible.
Judging: Members of the Sinclair Community College faculty will select the winning entries. Winners will be notified by phone in March.
Fees: There is no cost to enter.
Winners: The winning entry in each category will receive a cash award. The above winners, along with those receiving honorable mention, will receive certificates suitable for framing. Contest winners will be presented awards during an April virtual ceremony. Winners need not be present; awards will be mailed.
For more information about the Creative Writing Awards contact Adrienne Cassel, Director adrienne.cassel@sinclair.edu
Categories
Adult: Fiction, Poetry, Creative Non-Fiction
High School: Fiction, Poetry, Creative Non-Fiction
Deadline
Entries must be received by March 5, 2021.
Format
All entries must be submitted electronically by email to writingcontest@sinclair.edu.
All entries should be typed (double-spaced for prose entries only). Full name, address, PHONE NUMBER and the TITLE of the work should appear on a COVER PAGE. Subsequent pages with the work being submitted should include THE TITLE. Do not include your name or any biographical information on the pages that you are submitting for the contest. If you are submitting more than one piece (for instance more than one poem), you must submit each piece separately.
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